The 75-and-Over Happy Birthday Club this week extends best wishes for many happy returns to 16 midstate residents, including Caulie Jump of Byron and Sarah F. Newby of Cochran who both turn 94.

Sept. 20

Betty L. Groves, Ivey, 76

Sept. 23

Evelyn Cannon, Chester, 78

Ruth Zelinski, Macon, 90

Sept. 25

Betty Jean Bonner, Macon, 75

Gwelda W. Davis, Tennille, 81

Laurene Howell, Danville, 90

Sarah F. Newby, Cochran, 94

Howard Noojin, Macon, 92

Sept. 27

Ruth Cheatham, Sandersville, 89

Echlyn W. Haynes, Sandersville, 79

Mollie Knight, Sandersville, 86

Sept. 28

Louise Chambers, 78

Caulie Jump, Byron, 94

Sept. 29

Rena R. Glover, Macon, 90

Mae W. Melton, Eastman, 82

Deryl H. Sheppard, Sandersville, 79

The 75-and-Over Happy Birthday Club appears every Sunday. Birthdays should be submitted two weeks before the birthday. Names must be submitted each year. They are not automatically republished. Send name, age, date of birth and current place of residence of the person having a birthday -- along with your name and telephone number, if that’s not you -- to Paulette Fountain -- The Telegraph, P.O. Box 4167, Macon, GA 31213-4199. There is no charge for listing birthdays in this column.